Cold wave continues to grip Himachal
February 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 5 (IANS) The cold continued to grip the entire Himachal Pradesh Sunday with the higher reaches experiencing more snow. However, there was widespread rainfall the in low and ... Read more...
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Cold wave to hit China
February 5th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) A cold wave will sweep China nationwide from Sunday evening to Tuesday, bringing gale winds and plunging temperatures in most parts of the country, the meteorological ... Read more...
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Florida highway pile-up kills at least ten people
January 30th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Gainesville, Fla., Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a deadly pile up that left at least ten people dead and several others injured. Several cars were ... Read more...
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Israel’s flagship drone crashes during test flight
January 30th, 2012 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 30 (IANS) An Israeli military drone, said to be the most advanced unmanned aerial vehicle currently operated by the Israel Air Force (IAF), crashed Sunday morning during a ... Read more...
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27 Taliban militants surrender in Afghanistan
January 22nd, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 22 (IANS) Twenty-seven Taliban militants surrendered before government authorities in Afghanistan Sunday, Xinhua reported.According to a top provincial official, a seven-member group of Taliban militants surrendered in ... Read more...
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Five of family killed in accident
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raigad (Maharashtra), Jan 22 (IANS) Five members of a family were killed Sunday when their car collided with a bus in this Maharashtra district while they were returning from a ... Read more...
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Stranded passengers throng Jammu airport
January 18th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 18 (IANS) With the Jammu-Srinagar highway cut off due to snow, hundreds thronged the airport here Wednesday desperately seeking to fly to the Kashmir Valley, leading to chaotic ... Read more...
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Chandigarh, Punjab get rain
January 15th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 15 (IANS) Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced moderate rainfall in the past 12 hours till Sunday morning.Met officials here said that 1.4 mm of rain was recorded ... Read more...
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Pleasant day in Delhi, rains expected (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) It was a bright, sunny day for Delhiites Saturday, though the minimum temperature settled a notch below average at 6.7 degrees Celsius. The city may ... Read more...
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Maximum temperatures fall in Punjab, Haryana
January 8th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 8 (IANS) While the minimum temperatures in Punjab and Haryana have not hit sub-zero levels in the past week, it is the maximum temperatures at most places that ... Read more...
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Cloudy morning in capital
January 8th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A cloudy and windy Sunday morning greeted the national capital as the minimum temperature settled five notches above average at 11.9 degrees Celsius. However, the ... Read more...
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Hazare discharged from hospital, goes home
January 8th, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 8 (IANS) Anna Hazare was Sunday morning discharged from a hospital here where he was admitted since Dec 31 for chest infection. The activist said he will ... Read more...
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Wet, foggy Saturday in Delhi, to continue Sunday (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi witnessed a cold Saturday with a blanket of fog over the city coupled with icy winds throughout the day. The Met office has forecast ... Read more...
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Second cold spell in Uttar Pradesh after incessant rains
January 1st, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) A night-long drizzle followed by incessant rain since Sunday morning has brought the mercury down in large parts of Uttar Pradesh.The met office in Lucknow recorded ... Read more...
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Rain ushers in 2012 in Agra
January 1st, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 1 (IANS) Farmers in Agra and Aligarh greeted the New Year with cheer after a spell of rain that they think will immensely benefit the wheat crop.
However, ... Read more...
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Toll in Andhra hooch tragedy mounts to 15 (Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district rose to 15 with five more people succumbing Sunday, police said.Hours before the dawn ... Read more...
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Toll in Andhra hooch tragedy rises to 13
January 1st, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district rose to 13 with three more people succumbing Sunday, police said.Hours before the dawn ... Read more...
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Hazare hospitalised for chest infection, stable (Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 1 (IANS) Anna Hazare has been admitted to a private hospital here for chest infection and is stable after treatment and feeling better, an aide said Sunday.The ... Read more...
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Hazare hospitalised, under treatment
January 1st, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 1 (IANS) Anna Hazare was rushed to a private hospital here and is under treatment and feeling better, an aide said here Sunday.Hazare, 74, ailing since the ... Read more...
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Gilani meets minister who wept while quitting
December 27th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday met Information and Broadcasting Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan who had cried while announcing that she was quitting. The prime minister had ... Read more...
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Gilani rejects information minister’s resignation (Second Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday turned down Information and Broadcasting Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan's resignation from her post as minister during a one-on-one meeting, ... Read more...
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Amritsar reels at 0.6, Hisar at 0 degrees Celsius
December 25th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 25 (IANS) With cold wave conditions persisting over northern India, Amritsar city in Punjab recorded its lowest temperature of the season at minus 0.6 degrees Celsius while Hisar ... Read more...
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Drug smuggler arrested in Rajasthan
December 18th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 18 (IANS) The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Rajasthan Police Sunday arrested a man on charges of smuggling narcotics to various places in the country and ... Read more...
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Chilly weekend in Delhi, fog expected Monday morning (Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Delhi experienced a chilly and hazy weekend Sunday and the cold weather is set to continue, an official said.A light blanket of mist accompanied by ... Read more...
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All US troops out of Iraq
December 18th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kuwait City, Dec 18 (IANS) The last batch of American combat forces in Iraq crossed into neighbouring Kuwait Sunday morning, said the US military.The exit marked the completion of the ... Read more...
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Chilly Sunday morning in Delhi
December 18th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) A light blanket of mist accompanied by chilly winds ensured that it was a particularly cold Sunday morning in the capital as the minimum temperature ... Read more...
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Crude bomb found in Agra
December 18th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 18 (IANS) A crude bomb was recovered from a roadside eating joint in the Taj city, police said Sunday.The bomb was found in a roadside dhaba in Terhi ... Read more...
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Philippines typhoon toll rises to 327
December 18th, 2011 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Dec 18 (IANS) At least 327 people have died and 274 are missing following Saturday's tropical storm in Philippines that caused flooding in Mindanao island and affected over 100,000 ... Read more...
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Chilly day in Delhi (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Delhi witnessed a chilly day with the minimum temperature dipping three notches below average to 5 degrees Celsius Saturday, the weather said, adding the chill ... Read more...
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AMRI death toll rises to 93
December 11th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) The toll in AMRI Hospital fire tragedy rose to 93 after two patients who were evacuated to two different hospitals died Sunday morning.
"Babulal Bhattacharya died in ... Read more...
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Three Afghan Taliban killed, 32 held
December 11th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 11 (IANS) Three Taliban insurgents were killed and 32 arrested during a series of joint military operations carried out in various Afghan provinces over the last 24 ... Read more...
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Chilly start to Sunday for Delhi
December 11th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a chilly and foggy Sunday morning with the minimum temperature recorded a notch above average at 9.7 degrees Celsius. The Met ... Read more...
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Hazare begins daylong fast
December 11th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Anna Hazare Sunday morning began his daylong token fast from Jantar Mantar in the national capital to protest the 'weak' government version of the ... Read more...
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Hazare pays tribute at Rajghat, to begin fast
December 11th, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Anna Hazare Sunday morning visited Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, from where he will go to Jantar Mantar and begin his daylong token ... Read more...
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Hussey backs Hughes to put lean phase behind
December 6th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 6 (IANS) Australian opener Phillip Hughes might be struggling for form but teammate Michael Hussey feels the fellow southpaw will be amongst the runs very soon.Hughes is the ... Read more...
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